[PASSED] Missing Minors Act

[Mahaj WA Seat]

This is the Replacement of Missing Minors Database. Below is draft 3, though there have been many edits.

Please approve here.

RECOGNIZING the problem of missing minors,
BELIEVING that the problem of missing minors is a grave one in need of a solution,
RECOGNIZING that a previous resolution to fix this problem, Missing Minors Database, has been repealed by General Assembly Resolution #125,

DEFINING, for the purpose of this resolution:
Minor-a person below the capacity of adulthood according to the country where that person has a legal residency
Runaway- a minor who is reported missing because his\her whereabouts are unknown to the child's legal custodian, the circumstances of whose absence strongly indicates that the child voluntarily left the care and control of his legal custodian without the custodian's consent and without intent to return
Missing Minor- a person below the capacity of adulthood according to the country where that person has a legal residency who cannot be found by the person(s) who have legal stewardship over them within a reasonable amount of time
Individual nations can determine for themselves 'a reasonable amount of time'

THE WORLD ASSEMBLY, in order to solve this problem, hereby requires nations to create Missing Children Organizations (MCOs),
THESE MCOs shall have the following:
• Access to trained detectives to find missing children
• Access to any relevant information about the missing children
• The ability to create a database on the missing children if so desired

RECOMMENDS national governments provide adequate funding to these organizations so they can function properly,
ALLOWS nations to include runaways as missing children for the purposes of this resolution if they so desire,
ALLOWS for Member Nations to have joint MCOs,
DECLARES that if a minor goes missing while in a foreign country, as defined as a country that is not the country where they hold legal residence, the MCO of the foreign country shall have the responsibility of finding the child,
STATES that nations that do not legally have children do not have to create an MCO,
ALLOWING Nations without funds for an MCO to apply to the World Assembly General Fund (WAGF) for funding,
ALLOWING national MCOs to create local branches,

DECLARES that if found, the abductor must be tried in court on charges of abduction of a minor, as well as others if applicable,
MANDATING that after the missing child is found an investigation shall be enacted to determine the reason for the child being missing,
REQUIRES that if the investigation concludes that the child was abducted, the abductor shall be tried under national law for these charges,
REQUIRES that if it is determined the child was a runaway, it shall be investigated the reason for the child running away,
ORDERS that penalties shall be assessed to the parents if they were abusing,
ALLOWS for a relative to have temporary custody of the child instead of the parents during this investigation,
MANDATES parent-child counseling if a runaway is returned.

RECOGNIZING the problem of missing children,
BELIEVING that the problem of missing children is a grave one in need of a solution,
RECOGNIZING that a previous resolution to fix this problem, Missing Minors Database, has been repealed by General Assembly Resolution #125,
DEFINING, for the purpose of this resolution:
Child- A Person who is too young to legally be an adult in their country of residence
Missing Child- A child that has disappeared and cannot be found for one hour.
THE WORLD ASSEMBLY, in order to solve this problem, hereby requires nations to create individual Missing Children Organizations (MCOs),
THESE MCOs shall have the following:
• Access to trained detectives to find missing children
• Access to any relevant information about the missing children
• The ability to create a database on the missing children if so desired
RECOMMENDS national governments provide adequate funding to these organizations so they can function properly,
ALLOWS nations to include runaways as missing children for the purposes of this resolution if they so desire,
STATES that nations that do not legally have children do not have to create an MCO,
ALLOWING Nations without funds for an MCO to apply to the World Assembly General Assembly (WAGA) for funding,
AWARE the potential for wrong doing by the National MCOs,
BELIEVING that any wrong doing by MCOs could have a devastating impact on the finding of missing children,
THE WORLD ASSEMBLY hereby creates the Missing Children Organizations Inspection Force (MCOIF),
GRANTS MCOIF the following:
• The right to inspect any MCO at any time
• A nation with an MCO MUST let MCOIF do their duty with regards to inspections
• MCOIF MUST inspect EVERY MCO once every six months
• MCOIF will get funds from the WAGA General fund.
DECLARES that if found, the abductor must be tried in court on these charges,
MANDATING that after the missing child is found an investigation shall be enacted to determine the reason for the child being missing,
REQUIRES that if the investigation concludes that the child was abducted, the abductor shall be tried under national law for these charges,
REQUIRES that if it is determined the child was a runaway, it shall be investigated the reason for the child running away,
ORDERS that penalties shall be assessed to the parents if they were abusing,
ALLOWS for a relative to have temporary custody of the child instead of the parents during this investigation,
MANDATES parent-child counseling if a runaway is returned.

ARTICLE I
RECOGNIZING the problem of missing children,
BELIEVING that the problem of missing children is a grave one in need of a solution,
RECOGNIZING that a previous resolution to fix this problem, Missing Minors Database, has been repealed.
DEFINING
Child- A Person who is too young to legally be an adult in their country of residence
Missing Child- A child that has disappeared and cannot be found for twelve hours.
Abductor- The person who captured the Missing Child, if such a capture happened.
ARTICLE II
THE WORLD ASSEMBLY, in order to solve this problem, hereby required nations to create individual Missing Children Organizations (MCOs),
THESE MCOs shall have the following:
• Access to trained detectives to find missing children
• Access to any information about the missing children
• The ability to create a database on the missing children if so desired
RECCOMENDS national governments provide adequate funding to these organizations so they can function properly,
ALLOWING Nations without funds for an MCO to apply to the World Assembly General Assembly (WAGA) for funding.
ARTICLE III
RECOGNIZING the potential for wrong doing by the National MCOs,
BELIEVING that any wrong doing by MCOs could have a devastating impact on the finding of missing children,
THE WORLD ASSEMBLY hereby creates the Missing Children Organizations Inspection Force (MCOIF)
ARTICLE IV
GRANTS MCOIF the following:
• The right to inspect any MCO at any time
• A nation with an MCO MUST let MCOIF do their duty with regards to inspections
• MCOIF MUST inspect EVERY MCO once every six months
• MCOIF will get funds from the WAGA General fund.
ARTICLE VI
IF FOUND, the Abductor must be tried under National Law.

this is draft 1. suggestions?

[Kylarnatia]

One question, I know this might not be suitable for the resolution, which I will support if approved. But where will the WAGA gain enough money to fund not only the MCOIF that has to inspect every singal MCO in the world, but the nations that cannot afford the MCO themselves? That could be a slight slump logically...but I don't know if that loophole will actually exsist.

[Mahaj WA Seat]

One question, I know this might not be suitable for the resolution, which I will support if approved. But where will the WAGA gain enough money to fund not only the MCOIF that has to inspect every singal MCO in the world, but the nations that cannot afford the MCO themselves? That could be a slight slump logically...but I don't know if that loophole will actually exsist.

well, how much money exactly is in the GA Fund? I don't know, you don't know, nobody knows, so I assume there is enough that can cover the financial costs.

[Kylarnatia]

One question, I know this might not be suitable for the resolution, which I will support if approved. But where will the WAGA gain enough money to fund not only the MCOIF that has to inspect every singal MCO in the world, but the nations that cannot afford the MCO themselves? That could be a slight slump logically...but I don't know if that loophole will actually exsist.

well, how much money exactly is in the GA Fund? I don't know, you don't know, nobody knows, so I assume there is enough that can cover the financial costs.

Indeed, I guess thats too fine a detail

Also, why not a MCO per region, and the countries of the region give money in to support that cost - or can that not be done?

[Mahaj WA Seat]

well, how much money exactly is in the GA Fund? I don't know, you don't know, nobody knows, so I assume there is enough that can cover the financial costs.

Indeed, I guess thats too fine a detail

Also, why not a MCO per region, and the countries of the region give money in to support that cost - or can that not be done?

it could be done. But then you'd need a really big MCO, and it just makes more sense, I think, to do it per nation. And also, then non WA region members wouldn't have to chip in the money. So I think it makes more sense for nation based MCOs.

[Kylarnatia]

Indeed, I guess thats too fine a detail

Also, why not a MCO per region, and the countries of the region give money in to support that cost - or can that not be done?

it could be done. But then you'd need a really big MCO, and it just makes more sense, I think, to do it per nation. And also, then non WA region members wouldn't have to chip in the money. So I think it makes more sense for nation based MCOs.

Fair enough - thats all I ponder at the moment, thanks

[Mahaj WA Seat]

it could be done. But then you'd need a really big MCO, and it just makes more sense, I think, to do it per nation. And also, then non WA region members wouldn't have to chip in the money. So I think it makes more sense for nation based MCOs.

Fair enough - thats all I ponder at the moment, thanks

no problem.
And if you have any other questions/comments, feel free to post them here or telegram me.

[Darenjo]

Runaways count as missing children under this, so could we please have a clause eithr requiring or encouraging parent-child counseling after the runaway is returned? Or, if the parents were abusive, a way for someone else to have at least temporary custody of the child instead of the parents?

[Mahaj WA Seat]

Runaways count as missing children under this, so could we please have a clause eithr requiring or encouraging parent-child counseling after the runaway is returned? Or, if the parents were abusive, a way for someone else to have at least temporary custody of the child instead of the parents?

so something like:

MANDATING that after the missing child is found an investigation shall be enacted to determine the reason for the child being missing,
REQUIRES that if the investigation concludes that the child was abducted, the abductor shall be tried under national law for these charges,
REQUIRES that if it is determined the child was a runaway, it shall be investigated the reason for the child running away,
MANDATES that penalties shall be assessed to the parents if they were abusing,
ALLOWS for a relative to have temporary custody of the child instead of the parents during this investigation,
MANDATES parent-child counseling after a runaway is returned.

or should i do it differently?

[Darenjo]

Runaways count as missing children under this, so could we please have a clause eithr requiring or encouraging parent-child counseling after the runaway is returned? Or, if the parents were abusive, a way for someone else to have at least temporary custody of the child instead of the parents?

so something like:

MANDATING that after the missing child is found an investigation shall be enacted to determine the reason for the child being missing,
REQUIRES that if the investigation concludes that the child was abducted, the abductor shall be tried under national law for these charges,
REQUIRES that if it is determined the child was a runaway, it shall be investigated the reason for the child running away,
MANDATES that penalties shall be assessed to the parents if they were abusing,
ALLOWS for a relative to have temporary custody of the child instead of the parents during this investigation,
MANDATES parent-child counseling after a runaway is returned.

or should i do it differently?

That would be acceptable. Thank you.

[Mahaj WA Seat]

so something like:



or should i do it differently?

That would be acceptable. Thank you.

no problem.

i'll add it to the proposal when i make a second draft.

[Charlotte Ryberg]

The basic format of the first version was actually better. I wonder if that could still be used as a template?

Thanks,

-Ms. S. Harper.

[Darenjo]

The basic format of the first version was actually better. I wonder if that could still be used as a template?

Thanks,

-Ms. S. Harper.

It can't be called duplication anymore

[Mahaj WA Seat]

The basic format of the first version was actually better. I wonder if that could still be used as a template?

Thanks,

-Ms. S. Harper.

I assume by first version you mean the original MMD?

I shall take a look and try it out and post the results.

[Charlotte Ryberg]

The basic format of the first version was actually better. I wonder if that could still be used as a template?

Thanks,

-Ms. S. Harper.

I assume by first version you mean the original MMD?

I shall take a look and try it out and post the results.

It's just the way it was worded which interests us.

Also:

RECOGNIZING that a previous resolution to fix this problem, Missing Minors Database, has been repealed.

That may be a HoC issue as the original has been struck from existence.

[Flibbleites]

Also:

RECOGNIZING that a previous resolution to fix this problem, Missing Minors Database, has been repealed.

That may be a HoC issue as the original has been struck from existence.

Not really, technically that line is referring to the repeal and since repeals can't be repealed...

Bob Flibble
WA Representative

(OOC: Don't take that as any sort of ruling, it's more along the lines of thinking out loud.)

[Quelesh]

Runaways should be excluded entirely, or at least there should be a clause allowing nations to exclude them. No nation should be forced to expend any police resources hunting down runaways who may have every right to run away in that nation.

I would be more comfortable with a proposal that dealt with abducted children only.

Also, if a nation has no children (by the definition of "child" in this proposal), is it still required to create an MCO and have it inspected once every six months?

[Mahaj WA Seat]

Runaways should be excluded entirely, or at least there should be a clause allowing nations to exclude them. No nation should be forced to expend any police resources hunting down runaways who may have every right to run away in that nation.

True. But since it seems Darenjo wants runaways to be included and you want runaways to be excluded, I want more people to throw in their opinion here. But such a clause could be

RECOGNIZING that this resolution does not apply to runaways.

Also, if a nation has no children (by the definition of "child" in this proposal), is it still required to create an MCO and have it inspected once every six months?

No. At least, not in this draft.

[Eireann Fae]

True. But since it seems Darenjo wants runaways to be included and you want runaways to be excluded, I want more people to throw in their opinion here. But such a clause could be

RECOGNIZING that this resolution does not apply to runaways.

Alexandra rises to speak on this, but is interrupted by the voice of an even younger Fae Human; one who has not spoken up in debate since the original 'Missing Minors' act was passed. "Eireann Fae respects the bodily sovereignty of every one of its inhabitants. We would ask that runaways be excluded." Rowan and her slightly older colleague exchange smiles as the child approaches the desk assigned to Eireann Fae. Epiſkœ is noticeably absent, but there's no time to look for her just yet. Melöʃina welcomes the girl back, and quickly goes over a couple points of the proposal with her.

"Also," continues Rowan, after their little conference, "there are a couple of problems with your proposal. With your definition of 'Missing Child' for one; in twelve hours, an abductor could cross several international borders, depending on method of travel. Even our gliders could have one leaving the Islands of Dharma in that time-frame. If a parent, guardian, or even responsible friend reports a child to be missing, and possibly in danger, we believe the response should be immediate. We would not accept a twelve-hour delay for a missing adult, Ambassador. It will never do for children."

"Also, we believe the statement in the second article should begin '• Access to any relevant information...' There are matters of privacy and efficiency to consider, particularly when lives may be in danger. Every little thing about the child need not be known to pursue them and their abductors."

"Also," says Alexandra, not wanting to be left out, "it's spelled r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-s."

[Mahaj WA Seat]

True. But since it seems Darenjo wants runaways to be included and you want runaways to be excluded, I want more people to throw in their opinion here. But such a clause could be

Alexandra rises to speak on this, but is interrupted by the voice of an even younger Fae Human; one who has not spoken up in debate since the original 'Missing Minors' act was passed. "Eireann Fae respects the bodily sovereignty of every one of its inhabitants. We would ask that runaways be excluded." Rowan and her slightly older colleague exchange smiles as the child approaches the desk assigned to Eireann Fae. Epiſkœ is noticeably absent, but there's no time to look for her just yet. Melöʃina welcomes the girl back, and quickly goes over a couple points of the proposal with her.

"Also," continues Rowan, after their little conference, "there are a couple of problems with your proposal. With your definition of 'Missing Child' for one; in twelve hours, an abductor could cross several international borders, depending on method of travel. Even our gliders could have one leaving the Islands of Dharma in that time-frame. If a parent, guardian, or even responsible friend reports a child to be missing, and possibly in danger, we believe the response should be immediate. We would not accept a twelve-hour delay for a missing adult, Ambassador. It will never do for children."

"Also, we believe the statement in the second article should begin '• Access to any relevant information...' There are matters of privacy and efficiency to consider, particularly when lives may be in danger. Every little thing about the child need not be known to pursue them and their abductors."

"Also," says Alexandra, not wanting to be left out, "it's spelled r-e-c-o-m-m-e-n-d-s."

Mr. V, the representative from Mahaj and Mahaj WA Seat to the World Assembly, stood up.

Thank you for your opinion in regards to runaways. I ask for more people to give their opinions on this, but it seems like we have a divide right now. I'd like to know whether Darenjo is the only nation that wants runaways included or if there are others as well.
As for the hour thing, what would you suggest? Immediately? One hour? Two?
As for relevant information-- i assume it would be things like a description of the child, name, address, and where the child was last seen? Very well. And we will do a spell check before submitting this. Thanks, though.

[Parti Ouvrier]

One question, I know this might not be suitable for the resolution, which I will support if approved. But where will the WAGA gain enough money to fund not only the MCOIF that has to inspect every singal MCO in the world, but the nations that cannot afford the MCO themselves? That could be a slight slump logically...but I don't know if that loophole will actually exsist.

I wasn't aware we used any money around here, so that question is irrelevant.

[Kylarnatia]

One question, I know this might not be suitable for the resolution, which I will support if approved. But where will the WAGA gain enough money to fund not only the MCOIF that has to inspect every singal MCO in the world, but the nations that cannot afford the MCO themselves? That could be a slight slump logically...but I don't know if that loophole will actually exsist.

I wasn't aware we used any money around here, so that question is irrelevant.

Thats why I said it might not be a suitable question, I just asked it to see how the WA members actually reflect on that concept

[Darenjo]

Dr. Park smiles at Rowan, glad to see an old ally back in the assembly.

"My government, should the general opinion be that runaways be excluded, is willing to accept that, on the condition that nations be allowed to include runaways in their MCOs should they wish. Also, we agree with the Faerie government in reducing the time frame of a response. I'm not sure if we want an immediate response - it would cause many false alarms - but 1 hour should certainly be the upper limit on how long a response has to start. Also, to answer another question, the WA reserves are incomprehensively vast."

[Mahaj WA Seat]

Dr. Park smiles at Rowan, glad to see an old ally back in the assembly.

"My government, should the general opinion be that runaways be excluded, is willing to accept that, on the condition that nations be allowed to include runaways in their MCOs should they wish. Also, we agree with the Faerie government in reducing the time frame of a response. I'm not sure if we want an immediate response - it would cause many false alarms - but 1 hour should certainly be the upper limit on how long a response has to start. Also, to answer another question, the WA reserves are incomprehensively vast."

very well. Perhaps an option to allow runaways in the MCO if so desired.
And yes, i was worried about false alarms. Lets say after an hour, a response starts.
Very nice.

[Mahaj WA Seat]

anyone else have suggestions?